Qiu Chang Chun’s meeting with Genghis Khan

Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized by 10k films on April 29th, 2010

Qiu Chuji (丘處機); Taoist name: Chang Chun (長春 or Perpetual Spring); 1148 – 23 July 1227) was a Quanzhen Taoist, one of Wang Chongyang’s seven disciples, or Seven Immortals. He was also the founder of Dragon Gate Taoism.

“Qiu Chang Chun Xi You Ji” 长春真人西游记 (Travels to the West of Qiu Chang Chun) was a record of the journey of Qiu Chuji from Shandong China through central Asia to Persia to present himself before Genghis Khan. In 1220, on the invitation of Genghis Khan with a golden tablet, Qiu Chuji left his home town Shangdong with eighteen disciples. Read Genghis Khans letter to him and an account of the journey and meetings they had.

For more on The Dragon Gate (Longmen 龙门派) sect of Complete Reality (QuanZhen 全真派) school of Taoism today see also “Opening the Dragon Gate: The Making of a Modern Taoist Wizard“, translated by Thomas Cleary.